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==Causes== | ==Causes== | ||
===Common Causes== | |||
*[[Acoustic neuromas]] | |||
*[[Chordomas]] | |||
*[[Gliomas]] | |||
*[[Metastatic carcinomas]] | |||
*[[Nasopharyngeal carcinomas]] | |||
===Causes In Alphabetical Order=== | |||
*[[Acoustic neuromas]] | |||
*[[Cancer]] | *[[Cancer]] | ||
*[[Chordoma]] | |||
*[[Glioma]] | |||
*[[High forceps delivery]] | *[[High forceps delivery]] | ||
*[[Impacted tooth]] | *[[Impacted tooth]] | ||
*[[Infectious mononucleosis]] | *[[Infectious mononucleosis]] | ||
*[[Intubation]] | *[[Intubation]] | ||
*[[Metastatic carcinomas]] | |||
*[[Nasopharyngeal carcinomas]] | |||
==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ||
Revision as of 20:46, 29 July 2012
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Causes
=Common Causes
Causes In Alphabetical Order
- Acoustic neuromas
- Cancer
- Chordoma
- Glioma
- High forceps delivery
- Impacted tooth
- Infectious mononucleosis
- Intubation
- Metastatic carcinomas
- Nasopharyngeal carcinomas
Epidemiology and Demographics
Tumors account for approximately half the cases, and the most common causes include metastatic carcinomas, chordomas, nasopharyngeal carcinomas, gliomas, and acoustic neuromas.
Diagnosis
Physical Examination
Neurologic
- Atrophy and fasciculations on one side of the tongue